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'''Isidore de Souza''' (4 April 1934 – 13 March 1999) was a Beninese priest who was [[Archbishop of Cotonou]] from 1990 to 1999. |
'''Isidore de Souza''' (4 April 1934 – 13 March 1999) was a Beninese priest who was [[Archbishop of Cotonou]] from 1990 to 1999. |
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He was born into the [[Francisco Felix de Sousa|De Souza family]] of [[Ouidah]] on 4 April, 1934. He went on to study in [[Abidjan]] and Rome.<ref name=Benin139>Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 139</ref> He was ordained a priest on 8 July 1962. De Souza was appointed as [[Coadjutor bishop|Coadjutor Archbishop]] of Cotonou on 17 July 1981 and became Archbishop on 27 December 1990.<ref name=CH>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdesouzai.html Isidore de Souza] Catholic Hierarchy</ref> He led the National Conference in February 1990, which was convened to address economic issues but returned Benin to democracy. He was instrumental in preventing the army from disbanding it.<ref name=Benin109>Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 109</ref> De Souza served as the chairman of the [[High Council of the Republic]] from March 1990 to April 1991, setting up the presidential election and a new constitution. He persuaded President [[Mathieu Kerekou]] to accept the decisions of the council and return Benin to civilian rule.<ref name=Benin139/> De Souza was the chairman of the [[Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa]] from 1997 to his death.<ref>[http://www.cef.fr/catho/espacepresse/communiques/1999/commu03.php Nouveau visage et nouveau nom pour le site de l'Eglise catholique en France] {{fr icon}}</ref> He died on 13 March 1999 in Ouidah.<ref name=Benin139/> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
Revision as of 01:22, 21 November 2018
Isidore de Souza (4 April 1934 – 13 March 1999) was a Beninese priest who was Archbishop of Cotonou from 1990 to 1999.
He was born into the De Souza family of Ouidah on 4 April, 1934. He went on to study in Abidjan and Rome.[1] He was ordained a priest on 8 July 1962. De Souza was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cotonou on 17 July 1981 and became Archbishop on 27 December 1990.[2] He led the National Conference in February 1990, which was convened to address economic issues but returned Benin to democracy. He was instrumental in preventing the army from disbanding it.[3] De Souza served as the chairman of the High Council of the Republic from March 1990 to April 1991, setting up the presidential election and a new constitution. He persuaded President Mathieu Kerekou to accept the decisions of the council and return Benin to civilian rule.[1] De Souza was the chairman of the Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa from 1997 to his death.[4] He died on 13 March 1999 in Ouidah.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 139
- ^ Isidore de Souza Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 109
- ^ Nouveau visage et nouveau nom pour le site de l'Eglise catholique en France Template:Fr icon
References
- Houngnikpo, Mathurin; Decalo, Samuel (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0810871718.